The Latinx Community-University Research Coalition will host its second conference on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Indianapolis Urban League, 777 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis. The conference will provide opportunities for discussing, networking, collaborating and advancing future research, programming and advocacy on the well-being of Latino populations across Indiana. Latinos… Read more »
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IUPUI researchers and Citizens predict water demand using big data analytics and machine learning
From determining the value of your favorite baseball player to refining the holiday online shopping you’re doing in the other tab right now, the practice of big data analytics is everywhere. The field crunches thousands, millions or even billions of data points to better understand a problem in any field. The Data-Driven Knowledge Discovery Laboratory in the… Read more »
IUPUI receives NSF grant to enhance geosciences education, expand community engagement
A three-year, $428,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will enable IUPUI researchers to enhance geosciences education and inspire future solutions to community problems. INDIANAPOLIS — A three-year, $428,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will enable IUPUI researchers to enhance geosciences education and inspire future solutions to community problems. The endeavor is designed to… Read more »
Hatcher receives IARSLCE Distinguished Career Recognition Award
The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) recently awarded Dr. Julie A. Hatcher with the Distinguished Career Recognition Award. Dr. Hatcher is Associate Professor, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and serves as the Executive Director of the IUPUI Center for Service and Learning (CSL). This award recognizes one scholar annually whose… Read more »
IUPUI launches tool to collect information on campus’ community engagement
IUPUI is excited to be an early adopter of the Collaboratory™, a web-based platform that tracks and monitors partnerships, activities, and collaborations among universities and their communities. The data collected through this system can be used to inform decision-making surrounding IUPUI’s role as an anchor institution in Indianapolis and tell the story of IUPUI’s research… Read more »
Learn about engagement assessment and the Carnegie classification
Every year, Indianapolis is home to the nation’s oldest and largest event focused on outcomes assessment in higher education – the Assessment Institute. This event is an excellent opportunity for people new to assessment, as well at leaders in the field, to learn, share, and network. The Assessment Institute includes a track devoted specifically to… Read more »
First recipients of IUPUI Anchor Housing Program find home sweet home: News at IU: Indiana University
IUPUI’s Anchor Housing Program helps staff members with home purchases and repairs near campus. Source: First recipients of IUPUI Anchor Housing Program find home sweet home: News at IU: Indiana University
New study shows increase in IUPUI student voter registration and voting rates
The National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) released their findings from the 2016 election on student voter registration and voting rates for participating campuses. The data reflects the percentage of an institution’s students who were eligible to vote and who actually voted in the 2012 and 2016 elections. Findings for the IUPUI campus include:… Read more »